Teacher says there’s no Santa; parents outraged
RKNTDN. Wash (API — S< rooge is alive anil well amt
teaching elementary v hoot in tins south Seattle sub
urb, at least in the view of some parents w hose kills were
informed in (lass that there is no Santa Claus
Cvm teacher David Henry contended he was )ust
telling it like it is. parents said But he's in hot water for
his disclosure Monday to the children, some of whom
are in kindergarten
•'The line of parents outside the print ipal's office this
morning was amazing. " one mother said Tuesday "The
line of people looking for Mr Henry was even more
amazing
Some of the angry parents wanted their c hildren
removed from Henry’s class at Fairwood Klementarv
School, the Valley Daily News reported Thursday in a
copyright storv
Others believe Henry should leove
The mother interviewed Tuesday, who did not want
her name used, said she had asked to have her daughter
pulled from Henry ’s phy sical education class
He claims he did nothing wrong, that he told them
the truth and we re the ones lying to them." she said
"He should la- teaching somersaults, not Santa.''
Henry, who has taught gym at Fairwood for 12 years.
did not return repeated phono call* to Ins homo and tho
si hool this week
Konl Sc hool Pistru t spokeswoman |udv Parker
acknowledged there h,i\ been complaints, but said
Thursday the matter will lx; handled at Pairwood and
that Principal Audruin Fowler "will investigate both
sides of the issue and will take any action she needs to
take
Fowler did not return a telephone call seeking i cun*
ment.
fill Springer was v isiting her son Christopher's kinder
garten class Monday when the students returned from
gym They were unusually quiet, she said, and it seemed
something was wrong
Later, her son i onfronted her
"He said. 'Well, now I know the truth You and Dad
urn Santa I asked who told him He said the gym
teacher." Springer said
There's been quite an uproar." she said I think the
majority of this community wants their kids to believe in
Santa Nobody has the right to rape our kids of that
belief
Parent Kofi Robson said the biggest problem is the i hil
dren s confusion
‘There’s been quite an uproar. I
think the majority of this
community wants their kids to
believe in Santa. Nobody has the
right to rape our kids of that
belief.’
Jill Springer
Mother
“They know parents don’t lit? and teachers don't lit).
Then they 're put in itu> position of trying to decide who
did what,” he said
One torn her did what she i mild in the yy.iy of damage
control the next day. said a little girl's parent, who did
not want her name used
Iter teacher was wonderful She read them a story
about people who are belies ers, who i an hear the liells
ringing Those who aren't believers don't hear the hells
"Ms daughter said to me. You know. Mom. Mr Hen
rv doesn't hear the liells
Man faces charges for beheading family cat
DANVILLE. Calif (AIM — A 20-year-old
Danville mnn has been charged with cruel
ty to animals for allegedly beheading his fam
ily's cat with a meat (leaver during a night of
heavy drinking, according to police
Ryan Robbins could bo sentenced to one
year in prison and fined up to $20,000 if con
victed on the misdemeanor charges
Three weeks ago, while his parents were
on vacation, Robbins and about l.r> friends
met at his house to party, the police report
said Robbins said fie consumed five or six
txM'rs and was ''crushed" when his attentions
(tinted to the family cat. (ingles
Visitors veiled, smiled and cheered as Rub
bins twisted the cat's head, then walked to
the kitchen sink and cut it off with n cleaver,
said reports filed in Walnut Creek Danville
Municipal Court.
Robbins then picked up the body and
looked at it "emotionless like you or I
would look at dirts dishes.1' one witness told
poln e
lie placed the head and IkkIy in a trash liag
in .1 neighl>or's t an. said Sergeant Rich
Woolard of the Danville polii e
f’oli< »i learned of ifn> iitt.u k when Robbins'
sister reported it. VVooliml said They < harmed
him Tuesday
Robbins told police he was surprised I ho
m< ident Ihh nine a criminal inattur, m t ord
mg In poin t' reports Ho said ho was "in the
w rung i rowd. doing the wrong thing at the
tune
Visitors veiled, smiled and cheered as
Robbins twisted the cat’s bond
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